'Juices will be flowing' at Lions' open practice at Ford Field

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions will hold an open practice at Ford Field on Saturday, and coach Jim Schwartz said the players will be in full pads and the "juices will be flowing.''

The gates open at noon, and players will be located throughout the concourse for a 45-minute autograph-signing session. The two-hour workout will begin about 1 p.m.

"It'll be a normal practice, we're going to have pads on,'' Schwartz said. "We'll get after it a little bit and the juices will be flowing a little bit. Fans will be there, and the players will be excited about that. Rather than coming out to the same practice field, we'll be down there, so that'll bring some excitement.

"We'll have a lot of the same drills and situations. We're going to end with a 'move the ball' period, which will be more like game situations. We'll maybe do a couple of plays 'live' here and there just to get calm. It's more like a regular practice, just with full pads."